The Trump administration appears concerned that it would be hypocritical to criticise governments abroad for doing things which it would like to do in the US, writes Washington-based Alexandra Hall Hall
Foreign Affairs
How the US helped Nayib Bukele turn El Salvador into the world’s largest prison state and why Donald Trump sees him as a model.
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There may be a far more sinister motive for Donald Trump to go as far as to try to violate the constitutional ban on running for a third term, writes Washington-based Alexandra Hall Hall
With Washington think tanks shaping Trump’s latest Yemen strategy, aid cuts and escalated attacks are pushing millions of civilians back to the brink of famine, humanitarian groups warn.
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In his final months in office, President Joe Biden quietly launched a bombing campaign on Yemen that pushed over 531,000 people from their homes. The media didn’t cover it. The public never consented. And now Trump is building on it.
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Journalist Hüseyin Dogru faces prison time and could see his family deported over a viral sticker criticizing an Israeli reporter.
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From normalization to confrontation, Sudan has become Iran’s latest front against Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi.
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Starvation, siege, and mass expulsion are no longer threats but policies. As Gaza is shattered, the machinery of ethnic cleansing grinds forward, dragging the region—and perhaps the world—toward a reckoning.
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This isn't new. It's policy. The U.S. has targeted hospitals across continents for decades.
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Trump’s costly air war in Yemen has produced limited military results, with mounting civilian casualties and no clear targets—raising questions about its legality, effectiveness, and purpose.
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